Mr. Colmenero has experience in litigation and practices primarily in the State Tax Controversy and Litigation and State Tax Planning areas. He represents individuals, closely held businesses, and large corporations in all forums for Texas tax litigation, including the Texas State Office of Administrative Hearings, Texas District Court, the Texas Courts of Appeals, and the Texas Supreme Court. He has also represented clients in IRS audits, appeals, and litigation in the United States Tax Court, Federal District Courts and the United States Court of Federal Claims, U.S. Courts of Appeals, and the United States Supreme Court. Mr. Colmenero also represents buness entities in litigation involving disputes with the Texas Workforce Commission.

Mr. Colmenero was previously a sales tax auditor for the State of Texas and, as a lawyer, has successfully represented taxpayers in contested proceedings involving sales and use tax, franchise tax, motor fuels tax, motor vehicle tax, mixed beverage taxes, employment tax and others. Mr. Colmenero represents taxpayers through contested Texas tax proceedings including audits, Independent Audit Review Conferences, administrative proceedings before the Texas Comptroller, Texas State Office of Administrative Hearings, Texas Workforce Commission and in State court litigation.

Read his full bio here. You can contact Mr. Colmenero at 214-744-3700 or by email at dcolmenero@meadowscollier.com.

Mr. Pilawski is a partner in the firm's State & Local Tax section. His practice primarily focuses on representing business across a wide variety of industries in disputes with the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts involving sales and use tax, franchise tax, mixed beverage tax, and motor vehicle taxes, among others. He has represented taxpayer in all forums for Texas tax litigation, including audit/refund verification, administrative hearings, the State Office of Administrative Hearings, district court, the court of appeals, and the Texas Supreme Courts. In addition to his controversy work, Mr. Pilawski also counsels taxpayers on issues involving the application of Texas taxes to their business and advises Taxpayer in connection with transactions to limit Texas tax exposure.

He also advices business regarding issues with respect to Texas employment insurance and assists taxpayers in disputes with the Texas Workforce Commission.

Read his full bio here. You can contact Mr. Pilawski at 214-744-3700 or by email at apilawski@meadowscollier.com.